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Ballerinas turn one of Kenya’s largest slums into a stage for a Christmas show

NAIROBI, Kenya — With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas spirit. Young dancers perform, during a Christmas ballet event in Kibera slum, one of the busiest neighborhoods of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

In Kenya, a December tradition celebrates passage from childhood to adulthood

NPR

In Kenya, a December tradition celebrates passage from childhood to adulthood Circumcision is a sacred rite of passage deeply rooted among tribes in the East African country. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Every December, thousands of Kenyan boys mark the transition from childhood to adulthood through a sacred rite of passage, circumcision. It's a tradition deeply rooted among tribes in the East …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

Why India needs to relook its strategy to revive medical tourism industry

Live Mint

The promising medical tourism sector in India is facing significant challenges. The driving factors for medical tourism in India have been international-standard infrastructure, superior service compared to the home countries, and relatively affordable healthcare. diversify The current challenges necessitate a rethink of India’s medical tourism strategies and the National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism, which the tourism …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Huawei, Kenya National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee sign MoU

China Daily

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-20 20:35 Huawei Technologies Kenya and the National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating a framework for collaboration to improve Kenya's cyberspace including cybercrime prevention and other cybersecurity initiatives. Omollo said Kenya has already faced instances of critical service disruptions including …

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4 days, 6 hours ago

Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government on Thursday declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate partners. Since September 2023, a staggering 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence have been reported in Kenya, said Mudavadi, adding …

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4 days, 12 hours ago

Key facts from the Pentagon's annual China military report

Raw Story

The Pentagon has released its annual congressionally mandated report on China's military and security developments. The navy has also continued to "grow its ability" to perform missions beyond the first island chain -- which includes Japan's Okinawa, Taiwan and the Philippines -- it added. - Missiles - China is also developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles that will "significantly improve" its …

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Chinese businesses committed to development in Kenya

China Daily

A Chinese knot installation with the logo of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is seen near the China National Convention Center in Beijing on Sep 2, 2024. WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY In line with the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit held in Beijing in September, the Chinese business community in Kenya has …

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5 days, 23 hours ago

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges

India Today

WASHINGTON: The US has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other never-charged men still waiting for release after long being cleared of wrongdoing. The Defense Department announced the return of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya on Tuesday. The George W. Bush administration set up …

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US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Kenya

CNN

CNN — The US has moved a detainee of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay to Kenya, marking the first detainee transfer in more than a year. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was transferred to Kenya nearly three years after a Periodic Review Board determined the “continued law of war detention … was no longer necessary” in December 2021, a release …

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US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya

Al Jazeera

Twenty-nine prisoners remain at the US detention facility in Cuba after the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu. The United States has released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya, bringing the number of prisoners at the facility to 29. The Periodic Review Board, which assesses the status of detainees, determined in 2021 that Bajabu “was no longer …

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6 days, 23 hours ago

Starlink satellite internet review: Speed, latency, price explained for Indian users

India TV News

Starlink is preparing to launch its satellite internet service in India soon. Starlink's satellite internet is already available in several nearby countries. Starlink's satellite internet review In Kenya, a user named Moses Kemibaro reported that Starlink delivers impressive internet speeds, often exceeding 100 Mbps. Both found Starlink to be quite expensive compared to traditional home internet options like fiber, 4G, …

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350 elephants mysteriously died in 2020. We finally know what happened

India Today

The mysterious deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana's Okavango Panhandle in 2020 have been finally solved. The deaths have been linked to toxic cyanobacteria blooms in nearby waterholes, according to a recent study published in Science of The Total Environment. The study shows the growing threat of cyanobacteria blooms, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change and …

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Tata Steel Marathon: Daniel Ebenyo, Sutume Kebede win titles; Gulveer sets new course record

The Hindu

Ethiopia’s champion marathoner Sutume Kebede gave an impressive performance to retain the women’s crown in the ninth edition of the Tata Steel World 25K road race here on Sunday. The Indian elite runners also performed impressively, with Gulveer Singh setting a new course record in the men’s section and Sanjivani Jadhav claiming the title in the women’s category, in the …

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The Love Actually plotlines left on the cutting room floor: Christmas classic originally featured a lesbian couple and scenes shot in Kenya

Daily Mail

'Tis the season for all our favourite festive films to be playing back to back on the telly - and Love Actually, of course, always makes the cut. The 2003 feel-good flick, featuring separate stories that eventually come together and unite everyone during the holiday period, has long cemented its status as a Christmas classic Director Richard Curtis has spoken …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Kenya’s devastating drought is the worst in 40 years

Al Jazeera

Drought in Kenya has reached dramatic levels, with millions of people affected by the lack of water and food. In the northern areas of Kenya, women and children are forced to travel ever greater distances every day to collect unclean water from the subsoil, which can cause infections and diseases. In the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference held in Baku, …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Multilateral institutions are turning away from the poorest countries

Live Mint

For 75 years the World Bank has been one of the developing world’s main sources of cheap finance. The world’s multilateral institutions are turning away from its poorest countries. Because the bank itself is borrowing on the financial markets, and because it is encouraging a shift away from grants, the concessions that the poorest countries receive are becoming less generous. …

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1 week, 3 days ago

African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — Three African politicians seeking to head the African Union detailed their plans on Friday for regional security amid conflicts and political coups while strongly advocating for inter-Africa trade among other issues. Randriamandrato urged member states to cease the opportunity and “speak with one voice on the choice of who will represent Africa in the UNSC.” The three …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago. Amnesty International, which campaigns against the death penalty, urged Mnangagwa to sign the bill into law “without delay” and commute death sentences. Zimbabwe is one of more than …

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Africa sees growing drive to join BRICS

China Daily

The increasing number of African countries seeking to join the BRICS group signifies a strategic shift by the continent aimed at deepening its influence in the global community and securing new economic pathways for the future, analysts say. With Ethiopia and Egypt being the latest African countries to join BRICS this year, Kenya's President William Ruto has also expressed interest …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Police in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters angry about gender-based violence

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya’s capital hurled tear gas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters angry about gender-based violence and femicide, or the killing of women, and arrested an unknown number of people. Protesters chanting “Stop femicide” were dispersed by police in a public park in Nairobi where they had gathered and later engaged in running battles along the …

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2 weeks ago

Newly discovered sunken ship may reveal secrets of Vasco da Gama’s last voyage

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The wreckage of a ship discovered off the coast of Kenya …

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South Africa eyes first hometown title since 2015 at Cape Town Sevens

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Argentina’s reign of the Cape Town Sevens was ended by South Africa after scrumhalf Ricardo Duarttee put on a show on Saturday. Duarttee had a hand in four of South Africa’s five tries in the 29-5 win at DHL Stadium. That clinched the pool for South Africa and a spot in the men’s semifinals on …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti have gone unpaid for three months. The police inspector general, Douglas Kanja, on Thursday said officers in Haiti had been paid “up to the end of October.” He was reacting to Kenyan media reports citing deployed officers who …

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Biden’s trip to Africa should not end up being another hollow promise

Firstpost

Separating the buzz of having an American president in Africa, the visit largely shows the fulfilling of a responsibility more than a choice While US President Joe Biden could not keep up to his promise to “not interfere” in the judicial process and granted a full and unconditional pardon to his son Hunter Biden for any crimes committed between 2014-24, …

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Ballerinas turn one of Kenya’s largest slums into a stage for a Christmas show

In Kenya, a December tradition celebrates passage from childhood to adulthood

Why India needs to relook its strategy to revive medical tourism industry

Huawei, Kenya National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee sign MoU

Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months

Key facts from the Pentagon's annual China military report

Chinese businesses committed to development in Kenya

US releases Kenyan detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo after 17 years without charges

US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Kenya

US releases Guantanamo Bay detainee Bajabu to Kenya

Starlink satellite internet review: Speed, latency, price explained for Indian users

350 elephants mysteriously died in 2020. We finally know what happened

Tata Steel Marathon: Daniel Ebenyo, Sutume Kebede win titles; Gulveer sets new course record

The Love Actually plotlines left on the cutting room floor: Christmas classic originally featured a lesbian couple and scenes shot in Kenya

Kenya’s devastating drought is the worst in 40 years

Multilateral institutions are turning away from the poorest countries

African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Africa sees growing drive to join BRICS

Police in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters angry about gender-based violence

Newly discovered sunken ship may reveal secrets of Vasco da Gama’s last voyage

South Africa eyes first hometown title since 2015 at Cape Town Sevens

Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months

Biden’s trip to Africa should not end up being another hollow promise